Weasel words : the art of saying what you don't mean / by Mario Pei.
Weasel words : the art of saying what you don't mean / by Mario Pei.
By
:
Pei, Mario, 1901-1978.
Publication Date
:
1978
Publication Information
:
New York : Harper & Row,
Edition
:
1st ed.
Physical Description
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208 p.
Subject Term
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Vocabulary.
Semantics.
Mass media -- United States.
Advertising -- United States.
Summary
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Surveys intentionally misleading words and how they are used in radio, TV, advertising, the press and politics, and how they affect the process of language change.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780060133429
General Note
:
Includes index.
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| Placentia (APA) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 422 P35 | Checked In |